The dreaded email or phone call home lurks within every educator’s mind. Whether you are a first-year teacher or a seasoned teacher, you have experienced this feeling. But what if there was a way to make this less troublesome? As I’ve grown professionally as an educator, I have come to find that building partnerships with […]
Jennifer Sharples
Jen Sharples is a fifth grade elementary school teacher in Massachusetts. She has been teaching for over a decade and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in English and Elementary Education, as well as a Master’s Degree in Special Education. Over the past several years, Jen has worked to foster a welcoming classroom community that helps students develop social-emotional learning skills. Her passions include reading and writing. She recently self-published her first children’s book.
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The Transformative Power of Literature Circles
Walk into any given classroom and survey the students about reading. Some students will say that they love it, others may say they read because they have to, and another group would put it last on their list of things they enjoy about school. Perhaps they just haven’t found a book genre they love, or […]
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Morning Choice: A soft start with a strong purpose
The bell rings. The hallways are bustling with children as they begin the new school day. Let’s stop for a minute. Re-wind. Zoom in on the child with their head down as they saunter towards their homeroom, thinking about the argument they just had 30 minutes ago with a parent about their outfit. Next, let’s […]